Telehealth program can reach people in the rural area, where health service facilities are not yet equitable. This study aims to obtain the potential implementation of telehealth in Indonesia by using techno-economic approach. The research method uses quantitative data approach supported by qualitative data. The results of the study indicate that the cost of the telehealth program for the health sector in Indonesia is quite large, but still affordable from the government budget allocated to the Ministry of Health. In addition, telehealth can also be a milestone for the implementation of the Internet of Things in the health sector for the public. Therefore, telehealth implementation is very possible to be applied in Indonesia.

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